Baylor sprung from No. 24 to No. 8. The Bears have asserted themselves quickly with four victories against quality opponents; three of those came against ranked opponents. They came from behind in three games to win the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament. Baylor belongs in the top 10 with that resume.

Indiana, what happened? The Hoosiers will be explaining this one in March. Despite a stunning upset loss at Fort Wayne, Indiana remains a top 15 team. Other voters may bump them lower but dropping them from No. 3 to No. 11 was punishment enough in my rankings. Indiana’s season-opening victory against Kansas offsets some of that worrisome loss.

Four new teams join the top 25 this week. The most impressive is South Carolina that makes its first appearance at No. 18. The Gamecocks beat ranked Michigan and Syracuse last week and have held all six opponents to less than 40 percent shooting to remain undefeated.